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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1962 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOMu. OREGON Walking Shoes Are Best for Day With Mark Hatfield By GEORGE H. BELL Mail Tribune Staii Writer If you are going to spend a day on the hustings with Gov. Mark O. Hatfield - as I did a week ago last Wednes day - wear your walking shoes and be prepared to pick them up and lay them down at a near trot all day long. And be prepared for this blow to your ego: At the end of the day, when you are dead tired and preoccupied with thoughts of stretching out with yolir feet up and some thing tall and cool in your hand, the personable, 40-year-old Hatfield will appear to gain strength with every step he takes and every band he shakes. His day began about 6:25 a.m. when his Medford cam paign chairman, Mayor John W. Snider, called for him and his wife, Mrs. Antoinette Hal field, at a downtown motel to drive them to a Buckaroo Breakfast at the Roxy Ann Grange. Walk Was Brisk His walk was brisk as he came up to the little group wailing for him. His hand shake was firm and his greet ing cordial. He was dressed In light slacks and a handsome, per fectly fitting, three-button spnris jacket, set off by a narrow, striped tie. A stranger might have tak en him for a rising business executive, or perhaps a bright, young university Instructor (which he whs). But he cer tainly did not square with the conventional, popular Image of a state's governor. The party drove to the Grange hall In two cars. Though we arrived exactly on time, the hall was already crowded with perhaps up wards of 300 persons. They stood and applauded as he and Mrs. Hatfield entered. Th-e-Pice Combo A three-piece combo (saxo phone, accordion and banio) belted out some of the old snncs In one corner of the room, and during a break the pnvernor called nut to them that he would have to see about having them nlay in the canitnl rotunda during the second Inauuural ceremonies. His snecch, following the breakfast, was energetically and lucidlv delivered. The au dience listened to him atten tively as he reviewed eco nomic progress in the state. He spoke for about 20 min utes. Afterwards he met In an adjoining room with a group of about 10 "Marksmen," a political fraternity of young men dedicated to assisting GREETS BLIND MAN - During his walk ing tour of Ashland, Gov. Mark Hatfield and his wife encountered Al Kinser and his secing-cye dog, Timmie. Kinser for years has delivered the Ashland aDily Tidings. Hatfield shook Kinscr'j hand, and Timmie got his head patted. him In his campaign. He out lined some of his plans for them and went over a num ber of points he wanted them to cover as they spoke in his behalf at various places dur ing the weeks to come. Paisei Personal Comment As he left, he shook hands and passed a personal com ment of some kind with each of them. It was apparent most of them were involved in his campaign for something more than party loyalty. Right on schedule, the gov ernor and his party left for Ashland about 0:15. Together with Mrs. Hat field, and trailed by two Marksmen with a Polaroid camera, the governor started down Ashland's main street, shaking hands, posing for pic tures, stopping for brief chats and making rapid tours through some of the larger stores. His manner as ho went up to someone was friendly and altogether disarming. "My name's Hatfield, he would say, hand extended, "I'm very glad to see you." Expressions Noted The expression that came over people as the face and the name clicked with them was something to see. In most cases, they heamed with de light. In the lobby of the Mark Antony hotel, the llnlfields paused to look over the wares in the gift shop which fea tures souvenirs of the Shake- I M THE 1 ;pink g PEG I Hiway 99 At The Talent Junction SPECIAL I J. H. Hales I ! BRING tfamkt? AN OWN ILQlMlV ORCHARD CONTAINER W LUG mm montgomeryward - . i! s i paw- w.i at u I if, J ar . v vn spcarean theater. Later, the proprietor sent Mrs. Hatfield a present from the shop, cour tesy of Tudor Guild. In front of a realtor's office, he and his wife posed for pic ture with the realtor's grand son. The governor held the baby while the Infant's father snapped the shutter of his camera as fast as he could. A brief visit with Edd E. Rounlrce, editor of the Ash land Dally Tidings, and more picture taking and hand-shaking with employees of a main street car dealer, concluded the foray. Arrive at Packing Plant The party arrived at Harry and David's fruit packing plant at 11:15 o'clock in time for the governor to make short addresses to two groups of employees just before they took their lunch break. He told them that Oregon was coming to he known for its quality products, such as the fruit they helped produce and market, and thanked them for their role in im proving the stale's economy. lie spoke without notes, varying what he had to say slightly each time so that it appeared fresh and spontane nnc Hi tnlkfi uprA snrinklod with f nets and statistics that ' ly "pushing for were impressive, if only from and better safety the point M view that he was able to recall them so easily. Following a short stopover at the county fairgrounds, where he visited a building occupied by the Commission for the Blind and saw a num ber of blind persons assem bling ballpoint pen parts, the governor and his party drove to Jack's Drive-Up restaurant, 911 North Riverside ave., to have lunch. To Meet People The drive-in restaurant had been chosen to allow him an opportunity to meet more peo ple and shake some hands. He took advantage of it, and Jack's patrons that noon hour had a personal greeting from the governor of their state along with their lunch. Vive teen-age girls at one table looked up in astonish ment as he approached them, and then burst Into a fit of giggling. lie joked with them, commented on this and that, and left them In a state of bewildered, euphoric bliss. No sooner had he finished a glass of iced tea and one of Jack's burritos, which he pronounced "tasty," than an old acquaintance of his, John North, owner of N o r t h's Chuck Wagon, walked across the street from his restaurant carrying a luncheon tray. After greeting North, whom he had not seen in some time, the governor sat down and went to work on a drumstick. Onlookers were convulsed at the incident. Leave for Gold Hill At 12:45 o'clock, the gov ernor and his party left for Gold Hill to tour the Ideal Cement company. At the firm's office, everyone was fitted out with safety glasses and hard hats. Hatfield shed his coat and began the tour in his shirt sleeves. It was a hot, dusty affair, and some of the party elected to stay with the cars at the office. But with his characteristic energy, Hatfield strode rapid ly through a number of the buildings in the plant, paus ing at one point to bend down and peer into the white hot interior of a lime smelter through specially treated glasses. In one building he found n group of about a dozen em ployees involved in h safety training session. He was in vited to say a few words to them. Butler Safety Program He reminded the men that his administration is constant- stronger program" in the state. "It has been found," he said, "that safely programs work better when employees take an integral part in the formation and operation of the program. "Safety is not just a matter of rules and regulations," he said, "11 is an attitude. We are our brothers' keepers. We must be careful not only for ourselves, but for each other." Still right on schedule, the group left at 1:45 o'clock for While City for a brief visit to the administration office at the domiciliary, followed by a tour of a number of the mills in the vicinity. Talk About Topics For the afternoon tour, 1 had transferred from Snidcr's car to the governor's car. Driving between stops, we talked about a wide variety of topics. It was a rare op portunity for a reporter, and the governor spoke freely on topics ranging from Demo cratic Senator Wayne Morse to Mississippi Gov. Ross Bar nett, from the Winnemucca-to-the Sea highway to college teaching. Yes, he occasionally missed the classroom, he said, but mostly only when he came back into contact with it. He spoke with real enthusi asm about his contacts with students and said he particu larly enjoyed meeting young- there was to see, and shaking every hand in sight. At one point, he even climbed up a ten-foot ladder to shake a stcrs from foreign countries I man's hand and say hello to from time to time. About Governor Barnett (who at this writing is still defying federal attempts to force integration at the Uni versity of Mississippi), he had nothing good to say. Barnett had once called him a "nigger-lover," Hatfield said, when he refused to extradite a Negro from Oregon to Mis sissippi, where he was wanted on a charge. Hatfield's posi tion on racial equality was made implicity clear by what he had to say about Barnett. Surprisingly, conside ring the long history of political feuding between them, the governor spoke of Senator Morse in objective terms and without any noticeable ran cor. The most damning thing he said was he felt "the Morse ego" had ruined what had been potentially a brilliant career of service. At the Veterans Domicili ary administration building, Hatfield was ushered into Di rector C. T. Jackson's office, where about 15 division and department heads had gather ed to meet him. He told them that they, and other federal profession al and technical people like them, enhanced and immeas urably benefitted the state. The next hour and a half was the most exhausting, and from a reporter's point of view, the most impressive part of the whole day. Hat field was due at Jackson coun ty GOP headquarters at 4:15 o'clock. In the meantime, he was determined to visit as many mills as was possible. The whole party shifted into high gear, and away he went. He managed to tour about a half-dozen mills in the time available, seeing everything him. Misses Three Men Another time, just as he was leaving a mill, he was told by the foreman that he had missed three men who were working on a dock at the far end of the plant. He turned back instantly to go greet them. As he walked along, he tossed off bits of political wisdom to members of his group. "Those men are paid by the piece." he said, pointing to a machine where three or four men were assembling the lay ers of a section of plywood, "and they won't want to take time to shake hands." He call ed and waved to them instead. At another mill, he arrived just as the shifts were chang ing. "Never stop people when they are on their way home," he advised, "they're in a hur ry and don't want to be both ered then." Again he just waved. But he carefully took time to shake hands with members of the oncoming shift. Meets School Friend In the office of one mill, he ran into an old school friend, Doug Gordenier, and the two stood and chatted familiarly for a time before Gordenier showed him through the plant. As 4 o'clock approached and Hatfield was still touring mills, seemingly unconcerned about the time. I turned to his aide, Sgt. Bill Newell of the state police, and reminded him that the governor was due in Medford at 4:15 o'clock. "Don't worry about that," he grinned, "he's already got all the votes that will be down there. He may not have these." There is no way of reckon' ing how many votes Hatfield gained during that hour and a half, but if exposure and effort count, his Jackson coun ty vote in November may have been improved by sev eral hundred. At GOP headquarters (we arrived on schedule), Herb Partridge, a Marksman, hand ed me a copy of the afternoon Mail Tribune. The banner headline across the top said: "Jeannace Freeman Sentence Upheld." In the story, it said: "If no rehearing is granted, Miss Freeman's only hope of escap ing the gas chamber is with Gov. Mark Hatfield." I took the paper up to the governor and asked him if he had seen it. He took one look at the headline and his face fell. He read the story all the way through, and then stood for a minute just staring at the floor. Asked for Comment "No," he said quietly, "no, I won't have any comment un til I have read the court's decision." The knowledge that he might be the governor to al low the first woman in the history of the state to go to the gas chamber obviously rested heavily with him. A few minutes later he left to go back to his motel, paus ing only long enough to talk to and sign autographs for a mother and her three children who had made a special trip to GOP headquarters to see him. That night following his ad dress at the safety awards banquet he and Mrs. Hatfield came up to shake hands and say goodbye. "Well, I hope what you saw today hasn't weakened your enthusiasm for politics," he said with a smile. It hadn't. finJtmiy -rwiiiti.tin.f! '. m l' 1 ... il I 1 NEW OFFICERS-New officers of the Rogue Valley Insurance Adjusters, Inc., discuss the change with outgoing president Del Lew cllyn, at left. Others pictured are R. A. Schmidt, new vice-president: William G. Johnston, new president; and J. L. Krucger, new secretary treasurer. Adjusters Install New Officers New officers for 19B2-t3 were elected by the Rogue Valley Insurance Adjusters Association Inc., al a recent meeting. William G. Johnston was elected president, R. A. Schmidt was elected vice pres ident, and J. L. Krucger secretary-treasurer. Johnston is a partner in THIS WEEK ONLY Oct. 1 -Oct. 6 tXtv-puEllKMII MON. Thru SAT. ONLY You Will Also Receive Your Child's Portrait On A DESK CALENDAR BIG 11" x 14' PORTRAIT SEMI-LIFE SIZE BUST VIGNETTE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED William G. Johnston Insur ance Claims Service, 30 Goldy building, and resides at 409 Willamette St. Schmidt is as sistant manager of the Med ford office of General Adjust ment Bureau, and lives at 208 South Barneburg rd. Krucger is a member of T. C. Groomes and company, and lives at 1216 Murray st. only Bank Debits in Area Increase in August Bank debits for the south western Oregon area includ ing Curry, Jackson and Jose phine counties, increased in August, 19H2, compared to August. 1981. the University of Oregon bureau of business research has reported. Debits for August. 1962. to taled S117.41fi.350. For July, 1962, the total was $104,083. 3tifi, and for August. 1961, the total was $107,107,866. Oregon, with 243 banks re porting, had an increase in bank debits in August. 1962. of 10 per cent compared to July. 19S2, and an increase of 9 3 per rent compared to August. 1961 Total debits for Oregon in August. 19K2. totaled $2,429. 019.233. For July. 1962. deb its totaled $2,207. 157.131 and for August. 1 961. the total was $2,223,169,984. Members of the association extended a formal vote of thanks to the retiring officers, who were instrumental in for mation of the organization. Leaving office are Del Lew ellyn, president; Ted McLean, vice president; and Joe Miko- lavich. secretary-treasurer. Three new members were welcomed into the organiza tion. They are Bob Fast, Grants Pass; Lou Williams, Medford; and Wayne T. Browne, Medford. Mineral Industries Board Sets Meeting Frank C. McCulloch, chair man of the governing board, state of Oregon department of geology and mineral indus tries, has called a meeting of the board Oct. 5 in the office of the department at 2033 First st., Baker, at 9:00 a.m. It will be the third quarter ly meeting of the board dur ing 1962. Members of the board are McCulloch. Port land, chairman; Harold Banta, Baker; and Fayette I. Bristol, Grants Pass. DIGNITY IMPAIRED Portland - ilTI - Constable John Bain has asked the coun ty commission to replace the compact cars assigned to his office with standard size ve hicles. "The official dignity of my office is impaired by cars that arc too small," he said. 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